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An astronaut is taking a space walk near the shuttle when hersafety tether breaks. The astronaut takes a tool from her tool beltand throws it away from the shuttle to get back to theshuttle.

If the astronaut throws the tool with a force of 16.0 N, what isthe magnitude of the acceleration a of the astronaut during thethrow? Assume that the total mass of the astronaut after she throwsthe tool is 80.0 kg.
Answer is in meters per second squared.

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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